Wednesday, December 29, 2010

James Stewart as George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)Marilyn Monroe giving us away the spirit of ChristmasJoan Crawford looking at the Christmas wreath of her doorIda Lupino with a Christmas wreathIda Lupino carrying boxes of gifts.Claire Trevor under a Christmas tree holding a heart figureKaty Perry - Pink Christmas treeBergdorf store - Christmas decoration windows Redheads Eat Men Like Air Christmas Stocking"He was so fluttered and so glowing with his good intentions,that his broken voice would scarcely answer to hiscall. He had been sobbing violently in his conflict with theSpirit, and his face was wet with tears.

`They are not torn down.' cried Scrooge, folding one ofhis bed-curtains in his arms,' they are not torn down, ringsand all. They are here -- I am here -- the shadows of thethings that would have been, may be dispelled. They willbe. I know they will.'

His hands were busy with his garments all this time;turning them inside out, putting them on upside down,tearing them, mislaying them, making them parties to everykind of extravagance.

`I don't know what to do.' cried Scrooge, laughing andcrying in the same breath; and making a perfect Laocoon ofhimself with his stockings. `I am as light as a feather, Iam as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy. Iam as giddy as a drunken man. A merry Christmas toeverybody. A happy New Year to all the world. Hallohere. Whoop. Hallo.' - 'A Christmas Carol', by Charles Dickens(19 December 1843).

Jake Gyllenhaal and Emmy Rossum as Sam and Laura in "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004)Emmy Rossum does shopping at 'Barneys New York' in Beverly Hills - December 22, 2010Emmy Rossum shopping Taboo for her New Year's Eve at Target in Los Angeles - 27 Dec 2010

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Robert Pattinson dancing with Reese Witherspoon in "Water for Elephants" (2011)

"Reese Witherspoon is ready to make it official with boyfriend Jim Toth: The couple are engaged, PEOPLE confirms.The Oscar-winning actress, 34, and Toth, 40, began quietly dating last January and quickly grew serious about each other.In October, a source close to Toth, an agent at Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles, told PEOPLE he was smitten with Witherspoon.

"Jim knows Reese is the one for him," the source said. "It's what he's been waiting for. [Getting engaged] is a natural step for them."Witherspoon was equally thrilled with the relationship, a source close to the actress told PEOPLE at the time. "Reese quickly realized that Jim was someone that she felt safe with and could count on," the source said. Reese Witherspoon and her boyfriend Jim Toth at the Brentwood Country Mart on 19th December 2010

Just as important, Toth bonded easily with Witherspoon's children, Ava, 11 and Deacon, 7, who she had with her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe.

"They have vacationed together with Reese's kids and everyone [got] along great," the source added.Months before that, a source close to Witherspoon described a relationship on the fast track, with Witherspoon happy to be with someone "who's more mature and in a place in his life where he's ready to settle down. I think for the first time in a very long time, she feels as if she's with a grown-up."

Reese Witherspoon when she was dating Jake Gyllenhaal (2007-2009)

Witherspoon's relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal ended in 2009. She split from Phillippe in 2006 after seven years of marriage.Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd as Lisa and George in "How do you know" (2010)

Witherspoon currently stars in the romantic comedy How Do You Know. She won an Oscar in 2006 for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line". Source: www.people.com

Jake Gyllenhaal with Anne Hathaway in 'Love & Other Drugs' NY Premiere - After Party Date: December 6, 2010 in Sydney, AustraliaRobert Pattinson posing with a fan on the set of "Water for Elephants"

A young Humphrey Bogart looking pensiveHumphrey Bogart smoking. I love Jake (you bet!) and Robert but Humphrey Bogart was the sexiest and most elegant smoker ever... Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn on the set of "Sabrina" (1954)